Obligatory Sequel Rumours Post #178687698

Obligatory Sequel Rumours Post #178687698

IESB is reporting that a new trilogy is in the works for release following the 3D versions.

"The word from our ultra top-secret Lucasfilm insider is that Lucas has gotten the itch and is already looking ahead into launching an entirely new trilogy in that galaxy far, far away.

What do we know? First of all, these new film will have nothing to do with the live action television series currently in development. That show already has over 50 scripts ready to go and plenty of pre-production time and money has been spent on artwork and storyboards. Once that show goes into production, Lucasfilm hopes to be able to produce at least 100 episodes since that is the threshold for syndication in the United States.

IESB has been told fans can expect the new trilogy after the entire saga is released in 3D which is expected to be complete around 2015 or 2016.

The ideal plan, according to our spy at Skywalker Ranch, is to be able to release a new Star Wars film within 24 months after the release of the last re-re-release (is that right?) of Return of the Jedi 3D."

To which, I say: I'll beleive it when I see the press release, bubs.

The Death Star: So Named Because Living On It Means Almost Certain Death.

According to the story, Lucas felt that the prequels' need to fit with the OT continuity constricted his creativity. Therefore, the new trilogy would be an original story, set in the far flung future of the GFFA... where he's free to do as he pleases without running into (and totally destroying) any bits of continuity that might be in his way.

Sonofabitch... I actually like that idea...

The Death Star: So Named Because Living On It Means Almost Certain Death.

Personally I think it pretty likely that Lucas still has some kind of ideas and plans for possible sequels, but on the other hand,
with his existing schedule and rather slow work rate in bringing films - and TV series - from ideas to the screen (which initself isn't negative, just a fact in my opinion) time may run out for him.

I still believe that eventually we will get new Star Wars films, because whoever gets to decide the fate of the franchise afterLucas himself has retired or died surely will understand how much money they new films could bring, and with Lucas' ownvision of Star Wars out of the picture, we might get all sorts of things - in the 2020s or so.

The more I think about another trilogy, the more it makes sense, and the more I want one. If Lucas is planning on such an endeavor, re-releasing the movies makes a lot of sense. As mentioned elsewhere, it brings Star Wars to the forefront of people's consciences, and also provides financing for future movies. I'm assuming the the next trilogy would not be released until at least 2019ish; a few years after the 3D re-release is finished. Lucas would be 75 at that point, which, while old, doesn't make living to see the new trilogy through to completion impossible. Furthermore, even if Lucas was unable to finish filming the movies, his plan would already have been laid out and there are plenty of directors who would kill to complete such a project.

Thinking about a return to the galaxy far, far away reminds me of a story that Mark Hamill told at CV. When Hamill signed on to play Luke Skywalker for ANH, Lucas asked him if he'd be willing to work for him again in 50 years. Lucas wanted to have Hamill reprise his role, as an aged Luke, in order to "hand on the torch" to the next generation of Jedi knights. Mark thought is was crazy, of course, but was willing to do so for a movie that more than likely would never even get a sequel. If Lucas returns to Star Wars on the big screen, telling a tale of the distant future, I hope to see the shining aura of the force ghost of Luke Skywalker, uniting a story that began in 1977 and has continued for 50 years.

After Gene Roddenberry passed while Star Trek TNG was being produced, Rick Berman and company went hog wild with new television series' and events occurred that were never considered by Mr. Roddenberry. Do I think they did a good job? Absolutely. Why? Because I hate the OS Star Trek, and I don't care for the first season of TNG as much as the rest. I think it began to go downhill when stories were being recycled, and finally the power and threshold Star Trek had reached climaxed and rapidly dropped away from 90's pop culture. My point? The creative control was given to others and they took something good and did something great, for a while. Many will disagree with me. I hate Trekkies, so I don't want to go there, but I have seen every episode of TNG, DS9, and Voyager. I enjoyed the ride. I believe that Star Wars in the hands of the right director could produce yet another film of epic proportions. Maybe another Trilogy of epicness. I believe that George Lucas was a visionary in the 70's, and has some great ideas. From reading the EU books, I have seen that many other people have taken his foundation and made stories from it that were as good as his original films and ideas. Therefore, it is in my opinion that the Star Wars universe deserves the opportunity to be displayed by a new generation of visionaries. Now, they would tread on sacred ground, so they would have to be damn sure they were delivering the epic we rabid fans expect and not a colossal failure, so I wish the best to whomever is chosen, should such a day come. In fact, I passionately look forward to it, because I believe the day is coming.

Shiddy - as a Trek fan and a Wars fan, I encourage you to check out my "Crossing" series over in Fan Creations - I think you might enjoy it.

But this is more than a plug - I'd like to point out that many fans consider DS9 as one of the high points of Trek. Syndication screwed it as well as Trekkies who didn't want to deal with arc-based story telling in Trek, but you can't argue with the stories that they created and how much quality it was... but they couldn't do anything like that until after GR passed away; he'd have vetoed it. It does make you question what could be done with Wars once you get rid of GL's hang-ups.

The man behind the rumoured project is Joe Johnston, director of the forthcoming Captain America film and a designer and visual effects art director on the first three Star Wars films. He told screenrant.com he was "trying to get George to make a feature film based on Boba Fett" and would like to direct.

^ Although I hesitate to almost say it, but your post makes me imagine a Star Wars film franchise akin to the recent years of Marvel... independant films on certain characters/adventures all within the same universe, re-uniting every few years for a big blockbuster Avengers-style romp.

Acky12 wrote:^ Although I hesitate to almost say it, but your post makes me imagine a Star Wars film franchise akin to the recent years of Marvel... independant films on certain characters/adventures all within the same universe, re-uniting every few years for a big blockbuster Avengers-style romp.

That would be great, but as distasteful as it may seem, it might be possible only when GL himself is no more among us and his own vision of SWno longer stands before new approaches to the SW universe.

I have to say, I'm torn on this one. I see the potenial for greateness balancing against the potential to really make things fall apart (continuity-wise), and especially after the new clone wars stuff (which I absolutely refuse to touch), I worry that the world of cinema (at least in Hollywood) would require too much sacrifice to get the film to theatres to preserve things for the die hard fans. A movie needs mass appeal, not selective, fan based appeal. They want billions, not millions. In the right hands (and with Lucas out of the way), there could certainly be potential for more films, but I think they'd work best as Acky put it: independant stories.

Really, if I think there exists a real medium for future SW film, then we've already seen it in the trailers for SWTOR. CGI with high production value, showing all the epicness that the SW universe has to offer.

I shudder to think about a movie ruining the NJO, or even LotF or FotJ. The Old Republic is riper for film, and would probably be more visually stunning (armies of Sith and Jedi... mmmmm)